Origin: Serbia
Formed: 2023
Location: Jagodina, Pomoravlje
Genre: Raw Black Metal
Status: Active
Label: Independent
Themes: N/A (but musically aligned with raw, hostile, solitary black metal expression)
Prokletija is a young, solitary raw black metal project from Jagodina, founded in 2023 and shaped entirely by its sole member. The name evokes “the accursed one,” and the music follows suit—abrasive, stripped‑down, and emotionally scorched. Prokletija belongs to the new wave of Serbian one‑man raw black metal projects emerging from smaller towns: fiercely DIY, intentionally unpolished, and driven by personal vision rather than scene affiliation.
The project’s first release, the 2024 demo Echoes of Torment, established its sonic identity: cold riffs, harsh vocals buried in distortion, and a claustrophobic atmosphere that leans toward isolation and internal collapse rather than grand thematic narratives. The 2026 single Still Falling suggests a continuation of this descent—minimalist, wounded, and uncompromising.
Behind Prokletija stands a single creator, formerly active in Infernali Gloria, which situates the project within the broader Serbian raw/orthodox lineage while still maintaining its own solitary direction.